BPC Competition Deliverables

Judges will use a 100 Point Scale to evaluate plans and finalist presentations. Points available for each element of the competition include:

ROUND I: Judges’ Review of Submitted Deliverables

(60 POINTS MAXIMUM)

1. Executive Summary – 40 Points
2. Competitive Analysis – 10 Points
3. Pro Forma Financials – 10 Points

Round II: Live Finalist Presentations

(40 POINTS MAXIMUM)

1. Presentation Content – 20 points
   
2. Presentation Quality – 20 points

• Pitch Deck presentations should not exceed 10 minutes.*
• Following each team presentation Judges will have 10 minutes for Q&A.

WINNERS WILL HAVE HIGHEST COMBINED POINT TOTALS FOR ROUNDS I & II.

Historically, judges have placed emphasis on many of the following criteria in their scoring decisions:

• Are deliverables clear, well-written, and well-communicated?
• Is there a clear statement of the problem or opportunity?
• What is the Product/Market fit?
• What is the Business Model?
• What is the customer awareness potential? 
• What are the company differentiators?
• What is the Go To Market strategy?
• Has any test marketing work been conducted? 
• Is the team of sufficient breadth, balance and quality to make its ideas happen?
• Do the financial projections demonstrate that the team understands its business?
• Is there a clear statement of financial sources, uses and returns?

* – Teams that exceed the ten-minute presentation time limit will be asked to proceed to the Q&A portion of their presentation.